Many of my clients have goals to lose unwanted weight. They are expecting me to recommend more vegetables and less sugar but are surprised when we also start talking about their gut. The amount of fat your body holds is a complex matter. It involves a perfect balance of many hormones, food, exercise, stress management, […]
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When you think of hormonal imbalances you may not immediately think of digestion. But they are connected in a variety of ways. In fact many of your hormones are connected to your gut (thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, insulin, and cortisol) but here we’re going to talk mostly about estrogen and your gut microbiome. An estrogen
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Have you ever had a stomachache during a stressful time- or even just a busy day? What about constipation while traveling, maybe an early morning flight outside of your regular schedule? Or maybe it seems like your whole digestive tract speeds up when you’re anxious about something – a performance, public speaking, a new job?
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Bugs Bunny had it right. Carrots are good for your eyes because they contain beta carotene (part of the carotenoids family), but that’s only part of the story. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant which converts into retinol, or vitamin A. It’s the vitamin A that is essential for eye health since it maintains the health of
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Loving Your Liver We think of our liver when we think of detoxification but your liver also does so much more. It is responsible for about 500 functions including: Hormone balance. Vitamin D production. Formation of proteins that carry nutrients all around your body. Digestion including the production of bile which breaks down fats. (Fats
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If you’re like me you ate too much sugar over the holidays. And now you’re likely craving more. Sugar is addictive. Studies show that it’s actually more addictive than cocaine! Crazy, right? Both stimulate dopamine in your brain. That craving for something exciting or new is dopamine. You can also feel it from the constant
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Holiday parties have you eating more cookies than usual? Relatives staying at your house causing extra stress? Or maybe all the holiday cheer is keeping you up later at night? Tis the season for abandoning our regular routines and eating habits. Here’s a few tips to keep you feeling jolly during the revelry: Take digestive
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Transitions: How to be mindful and avoid falling on your face Are you ready for the seasonal transition into fall? Today in yoga class the beautiful instructor said something that stuck with me: “be mindful in your transitions”. Yoga is such a great metaphor for life. In yoga and during life, transitions can be bumpy
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Got tummy troubles? So many of us experience digestion disturbances every day that we think it’s normal. But your gut should be a smooth running assembly line: food in, nutrients extracted, and wastes out, repeat three times a day. However many things can go wrong with this process resulting in gas, bloat, pain, constipation, diarrhea,
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